Piper Alpha service to be held 36 years after disaster
The anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster is a day of remembrance for the energy industry and this year is no different.
The anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster is a day of remembrance for the energy industry and this year is no different.
Friends, families and colleagues gathered in Johnston Gardens today to mark the 15th anniversary of the 2009 Super Puma crash.
The UK Oil & Gas Chaplaincy annual service of remembrance will be held on Saturday, November 4 at the Kirk of St Nicholas in Aberdeen.
Reverend of the Oil and Gas Chaplaincy, Gordon Craig, has announced that he is retiring with his replacement set to take over in October.
ESS has raised thousands of pounds for the UK Oil and Gas Chaplaincy’s hardship fund thanks to sales of a reusable bag introduced to support the charity.
Dozens are expected to gather in Aberdeen this weekend to pay tribute to those who have died working in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Currently averaging an installation visit around once a week, Reverend Gordon Craig’s schedule keeps him busier than many of the North Sea’s offshore travellers.
Tributes have been paid to Aberdeen minister and the Queen’s Chaplain-in-Ordinary in Scotland, Reverend George Cowie, who has died at the age of 58.
A virtual service will take place this weekend in remembrance of those who have died working in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Scores of people gathered at a special ceremony on Saturday to commemorate all those in the UK oil and gas industry who lost their lives offshore.
As summer holidays come to an end, now is the time to start thinking about the north-east’s biggest and best events.